Here are some thoughts I had on the hiring of Lincoln Riley — and the mammoth expectations — on Portland radio station 1080 The Fan. Here's the link! https://t.co/dOlIqbzKgf — 1080 The FAN (@1080TheFAN) November 30, 2021 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Continue reading Radio, Radio

There was so much gossip emanating from the McKay Center/Heritage Hall on Monday as Lincoln Riley and Co. debuted on campus. Maybe the biggest rumor was that Riley was bringing star QB Caleb Williams to USC. There was also talk assistant coach Donte Williams was unlikely to return. Another was that Riley was going to clean house in some non-coaching areas. We will see. Did … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Rumors Flying Edition

Rick Caruso and Carol Folt are here, naturally. Success has many fathers, as they say. Caruso credits Folt for turning around university and athletics. Mike Bohn thanks Brandon Sosna for “securing the nation’s top coach.” Nick Saban? Caruso, with empty Coliseum as backdrop, says it’s the last time the Coliseum will be empty. Did you see the people picking up trash in the background? Lincoln … Continue reading Lincoln Riley Press Conference Live Blog

USC usually has its press conferences to introduce a new coach on campus. But Lincoln Riley will be unveiled in the Scholarship Club Tower at the Coliseum. And guess who will be there? Carol Folt. Success has many fathers, as they say. Maybe it’s in the Coliseum Tower because USC wants to get its money’s worth from the new structure after so few people used … Continue reading Lincoln Riley Will Be Unveiled In Different Place

I hope Lincoln Riley can start this week at USC. He has a lot to do: Instill discipline, get rid of coaches/support staff that need to go, clean up the roster and start looking for new offensive/defensive linemen. Obviously, no coaches will be fired this week with USC playing Cal on Saturday, but Riley will start hiring his own staff. ESPN reported Sunday night that … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Can Lincoln Riley Start Today?

There is a brilliance on the part of Lincoln Riley taking the USC job. His star was fading a bit at Oklahoma this season and he knows the Sooners are eventually moving to a Super 16-team SEC. The Sooners job is getting harder. Instead, he can grab the low-hanging fruit of the USC job, where winning a mediocre Pac-12 title will be heartily cheered by … Continue reading Why Lincoln Riley To USC Makes Perfect Sense